Gordon Kennedy Minter

1858 - 1930  (72 years)

• Name	Gordon Kennedy Minter
  Birth	22 Jan 1858	Cowra, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7AEF58F49BAE44818BE69F8DA21356006B4E
  Death	12 Sep 1930	Naim, Baulham Hills, NSW, Australia   [2, 3]
  Burial	13 Sep 1930	C of E Cemetery, Castle Hill, Sydney, Australia   [4]
  Notes	The NSW State Records Register of Auriferous Leases shows that Gordon applied for a lease at Euabalong 2 on 17 October 1895. Found by Gail Gniewosz in an Electoral Roll at Parramatta and in the Sands Directories of 1910, 1913 and 1920, a farmer at Wilga Vale, Grenfell, NSW. The 1930 Electoral Roll for Castle Hill, Parramatta, NSW included at Nain, Model Farm, Baulkham Hills: Gordon Kennedy Minter, grazier Helena Minter, home duties. Sydney Morning Herald notice: MR. G. K. MINTER. Mr. G. K. Minter, a well-known grazler, died last Friday at his residence, Nain, Baulkham Hills. Born at Maitland in 1857, Mr. Minter started life as a jackeroo on the Big Caragabal Station in the Bland district. Later he had properties at Condobolin, Canowindra, Gren- fell, and Forbes. While he was at Condobolin he founded the Wooyeo Picnic Race Club. At Canowindra he was one of the original members of the local P.A. and H. Association, and at Grenfell he was an early member of the Weddon Shire Council. He is survived by Mrs. Minter, five sons and four daughters. The Sydney Morning Herald of 16 September 1930 contained a notice that Probate of Gordon's Will had been granted to Alexander Gordon Minter. The 1933 Electoral Roll for Castle Hill, Parramatta, NSW included at Nain, Model Farm, Baulkham Hills: Helena Minter, home duties.
  Person ID	I543	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Brownrigg Minter,   b. 2 Nov 1825, Aberdeen, Scotland d. 10 Apr 1861, Newcastle Street, East Maitland, Australia (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Mary GORDON,   b. Bef 26 May 1828, St Lucia, West Indies d. 27 Jul 1872, Forbes Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1852	St Peters Church, Cooks River, New South Wales, Australia   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helena TOWNSEND   d. 14 Apr 1936, Parramatta District Hospital, NSW RD
  Marriage	20 Dec 1880	Townsville, Canowindra, NSW, Australia   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Alexander Gordon Minter,   b. 1881, Forbes NSW RD d. 22 Oct 1974, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia (Age 93 years)   2. George Edward Minter,   b. Abt 1883, Australia d. 23 Aug 1973, Waitara, NSW, Australia (Age ~ 90 years)   3. Vincent William Minter,   b. 1885, Condoblin NSW RD d. 22 Jan 1938, Parramatta District Hospital, NSW, Australia (Age 53 years)   4. Florence Grace Minter,   b. 1886, Condoblin NSW RD d. 12 Sep 1976, NSW, Australia (Age 90 years)   5. Linden K Minter,   b. 1888, Condoblin NSW RD d. 22 Feb 1903, Canowindra NSW RD (Age 15 years)   6. Vera Lily Minter   7. Nea Helena Minter   8. Mamie Ethel Minter   9. Roy Dixon Minter,   b. 5 Feb 1897, Richmond, NSW, Australia d. 3 Dec 1978, Canberra, Australia (Age 81 years)   10. Lewis Edgar Minter,   b. 12 Dec 1899, Canowindra, NSW, Australia d. 25 Jun 1980, Narrabeen, NSW, Australia (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jan 1858 - Cowra, NSW, Australia Marriage - 20 Dec 1880 - Townsville, Canowindra, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] New South Wales BMD index on-line December 2007 and later, NSW BMD Reg no. 8464/1858. (Reliability: 3). [S28] New South Wales BMD index on-line December 2007 and later, reg no 15820/1930. (Reliability: 3). [S68] http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/16674638?searchTerm=minter, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 September 1930. (Reliability: 3). [S89] http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16668095, Aug 2010. [S28] New South Wales BMD index on-line December 2007 and later. [S183] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011 at ancestry.com. [S28] New South Wales BMD index on-line December 2007 and later, reg. no. 3492/1881. (Reliability: 3). [S99] Family Notices. (1880, December 30). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), p. 1. Retrieved October 7, 2010, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13480587.